Rene Archer wins 1st and 2nd from Messac 118 miles on the 02/06/12 with a 2year old Jan Aarden which was lightly raced as a yearling......
Rene also took 1st on the 19/05/12 from Carentan 62 miles with a Barker, his daughters were also 2nd in the same race where they were the only birds home on the day.....Well done to Rene and his daughters.

The N.E.H.U race from Melton Mowbray 21/4/2012 was won by Peel bros of South Shields, they took 1st club 1st fed, also taking 2nd and 4th club and 15 of the 25 birds clocked in the club......well done Peel brothers.

strange if you ask me

right,i have 2 blue uns paired up ok,they have been together for 3 years now and bred nothing but blues,anyway this time there is a red un and a blue un in the nest.we have checked it and 2 blues breed blues,has anyone had this happen before as i have,nt in all my years with pigeons....this pair have bred me birds to win so you never know might be something special...i hope

I do belive that blues breeding only blues is a myth, if you can breed a blue fron 2 chequers then that blue has chequered in the genetics and a red and a chequer can breed a blue so that blue has red and chequered in the genes, so those blues paired together will have more chequered than blue behind them so why shouldnt they breed other than blue? I have never bred a red from 2 blues but have bred chequers from them. Just like the myth about only red cocks have black splashes total rubish.

right,i have 2 blue uns paired up ok,they have been together for 3 years now and bred nothing but blues,anyway this time there is a red un and a blue un in the nest.we have checked it and 2 blues breed blues,has anyone had this happen before as i have,nt in all my years with pigeons....this pair have bred me birds to win so you never know might be something special...i hope

ray could be more a mozake than a red unless a red has done the hen sean

ah right cawdy, i know he bred a light cheq hen, but im pretty sure he also once bred like a yellowy mealy hen too..........not sure what the colours called, plus not 100% certain it this hen was off him, as i say it was 25 years ago.......

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Subject: Re: strange if you ask me Tue May 01, 2012 10:43 pm

Yep i remember the blood red pigeons George, Barkers and Gits, they always threw them.The terminology is American David.Our Meuleman Van Den Bosche lines are forever throwing out surprises, chequers and blues throwing out pieds and chocolates.It baffles me sometimes.Usually like Don said go back in the generations of the pedigree and you will usually find the culprit.

I hate to argue with anyone about pigeons because it just isnt worth it..but rainbow I have seen a red hen with black splashes, so that means it insnt true about only cocks having them unless I am telling lies and I can asure you Im not and why would I.And Im glad someone eles has bred colours other than blues from blues because I have and its not impossible, I once bred an all white pigeon like fantial white from 2 chequers with no white on them, how I dont know but I did.